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Supergraphics from Unit Editions →Supergraphics just arrive at my desk. Unit Editions has a knack for superlative documentation of creative objects… |
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The Story Behind Angry Paul Rand →“Over three months in the Summer of 2010, in addition to my normal Twitter account @mgoldst, I had a Twitter account by the name of @AngryPaulRand. Like every designer I have ever met, I had some things I had always wanted to say, and using Paul Rand as a foil seemed OK to me—he was dead, after all, and had a reputation as a brilliant but tough personality. It also seemed like a fun thing to do while waiting for Graduate School to start. I created the account, tossed out a few funny, pointed tweets, and two months later I had almost 15,000 followers. 15,000 followers on Twitter put this account in the 99.87% percentile in terms of Twitter infamy.…” |
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Gary Anderson, Designer of ♻ →“It has been called one of America’s “most important design icons,” it is one of the most recognizable graphic symbols in the world and has helped to encourage global recycling. In some countries, such as the UK, the symbol carries such implicit meaning that it requires government permission to be used. Although the symbol is the most widely known of his accomplishments, Anderson has also made important contributions in the areas of urban planning and urban development.” |
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Oslo Bokfestival ID by Robin Snasen Rengård →Nice ID for the Oslo Bokfestival by Robin Snasen Rengård |
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Vintage Travel Posters from the Boston Public Library →A vintage travel posters Flickr collection from the Boston Public Library |
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Are you a… Type Snob!? →Type Snob, call for entries. To earn this distinguished title submit your work in this year’s Type Directors Club competitions. |
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Sheffield Honey Company Brand by DED Associates →The Sheffield Honey Company Brand by DED Associates (via Brand New) |
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Nice Brand for Slurk by We Recommend →Nice Brand for Slurk Designed by Sweden’s We Recommend |
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W’s new W →In response to declining circulation figures, Condé Nast hired Stefano Tonchi. Tonchi’s first task was to relaunch the magazine, and the logical starting point was the masthead. |
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Prism Packaging by BOB Helsinki →Helsinki based BOB Helsinki designed the look and concept for Prism. |
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Nation & Brand and Nation As Brand →Wally Olins on nations and brands, and nation as brands. |
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The Curation Cure at IDEO Patterns →“I realized something; that as someone used to luxury experiences, the biggest luxury of all was to be directed towards something by an expert.” —Tyler Brûlé, founder of Monocle magazine |
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Modernist Arabic Type →A small collection of modern Arabic Type |
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The Indian Rupee Gets Its Own Glyph →The Indian rupee getting its own glyph. |
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US Tops Nation Brands Index →Monocle interviews nation branding expert Simon Anholt, who talks about America topping the Anholt-GFK Roper Nation Brands Index and what it takes for a country to rank highly. |
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